Looking for Ideas for a Building

What about foam core board covered by stuff like this:

http://clevermodels.squarespace.com

or 

Scenery Sheets

....just a thought...

Peter

Here are two pictures of the columns.  They are the blue painted columns at both ends of the row of backdrop buildings.  I need to figure these buildings that will wrap these columns before I make the final cuts on the buildings that are "temped in" on the far left side.

Art

Putnam Division posted:

What about foam core board covered by stuff like this:

http://clevermodels.squarespace.com

or 

Scenery Sheets

....just a thought...

Peter

That's a good suggestion Peter.  I also have a lot of Korber windows left after I made my parking garage that I could use to give it more of a 3-D effect.

Art

Square column....If it's post 70s how about the Standard Oil Building (Aon blah blah).

Should be easy enough with balsa, foam, or plastic white strips with dark film for windows.

You could turn your rectangular building next to the column into the Prudential Building.

Plexiglas and a vinyl cutter works terrific.  Russ

Here's a brief step by step.  

1. Start with the vinyl.

2. Cut the vinyl but do NOT peel anything off the carrier sheet.  Fasten the cut vinyl sheet to the Plexiglas.  (Note: the yellow is the vinyl for this example.)

3. Next you peel SOME of the yellow vinyl off making whats left work like a stencil.  There is still some yellow vinyl left on the Plexiglas.

4. Grab your rattle can and spray the whole structure.

5. Last step, peel out the windows and you're done!

The framing around the widows and window panes and the door and inset into the door is the un-removed vinyl that you painted over.

Chugman

i used corrugated styrene to simulate an enclosed distillation tower with external piping and caged ladders. I did this for Popsrr . The pictures may be on the forum. You can use other types of styrene siding for any style building. This will allow you the exact size you want.

alan graziano

Check with Andre, he could come up with exactly the size and pattern you want.

You might also look at Westport Models.  I think they have some industrial walls.  Also, Pecos River did some waaay back in time.  For ideas, you might want to check out some of Bill Bramlage's work (OGR issue or video, I think).  He's into very tall structures.

George

I think that I will try making my walls out of either foam board or Masonite so I can get them the exact dimensions that I want.  I have a fair amount of Korber windows left over from previous projects that will solve that problem and also some doors.  I then will look at the brickpapers and other designs on my Clever discs and my Evans Design discs.  The 3-D brickpaper I saw recently on this forum also looks interesting.  And if I don't like the way it looks, I'll just start over in a different direction.

Thanks fo all the great suggestions.

Art

In between that foam board or masonite you're considering, you might want to try Gatorboard. It's rigid foam because it has a very thin coating on each side. It's got all the properties of wood (easy to cut and easy to paint and won't warp) but unlike foam board, it doesn't fray when cut and doesn't need bracing to prevent warping. It would be easy to cut out the opening for windows and doors in very even cuts. Adding paper brick is very simple as it takes any kind of glue. I can't recommend it highly enough for the type of use you're considering. Various sources carry it in various sizes.